{"id":127587,"date":"2018-07-02T16:10:48","date_gmt":"2018-07-02T20:10:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thedetroitbureau.com\/?p=127587"},"modified":"2018-07-02T16:11:41","modified_gmt":"2018-07-02T20:11:41","slug":"internet-connectivity-becoming-commonplace-in-us-cars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/2018\/07\/internet-connectivity-becoming-commonplace-in-us-cars\/","title":{"rendered":"Internet Connectivity Becoming Commonplace in US Cars"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_126321\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-126321\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Ford-Waze-two.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-126321\" title=\"Waze on SYNC AppLink\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Ford-Waze-two-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-126321\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ford is offering Waze and its turn-by-turn directions and alternate routing based on current traffic conditions.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The clich\u00e9 says that the world is shrinking, however, these adages are often born out of a significant truth and if you look at the automotive world, it\u2019s definitely true.<\/p>\n<p>A new study from Metova, which produces\u00a0mobile, connected car, connected home and IoT Solutions,shows that more than half\u00a0of respondents own a car that connects to the internet \u2013 either direct or via phone, while two-thirds would switch to a different entertainment service if that service is readily available in their new vehicle.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_43253\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-43253\" style=\"width: 152px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"\/subscribe\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-43253\" title=\"Subscribe 30\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Subscribe-30.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"152\" height=\"91\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Subscribe-30.jpg 152w, https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Subscribe-30-150x91.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 152px) 100vw, 152px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-43253\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Subscribe Now!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The connection to the \u201coutside\u201d world in vehicles originally took form in getting wifi internet access in the car, truck or minivan. However, now with services like Apple\u2019s CarPlay and Android Auto combined with infotainment systems from automakers, vehicles \u2013 and people \u2013 are more connected than ever.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The study revealed more than just the numbers of folks with connected cars, or at least the ability to do so. It focused on how drivers and passenger use their newfound connectivity.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>(Ford offers new Waze to help drivers navigate. <\/em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"\/2018\/05\/ford-offers-new-waze-to-help-drivers-deal-with-traffic\/\">Click Here<\/a><\/span><em>\u00a0for the story.)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_96877\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-96877\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/2016-Honda-Accord-CarPlay.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-96877\" title=\"2016 Honda Accord - CarPlay\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/2016-Honda-Accord-CarPlay-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-96877\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Automakers could continue to make apps available through functions like Apple CarPlay -- but limit how they would operate while driving.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The findings include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>More than half of respondents have a 2014 or newer vehicle<\/li>\n<li>80% are happy with the technology currently available in their car<\/li>\n<li>2 out of 3 respondents would switch from their current entertainment service provider of choice to one that was included with their vehicle<\/li>\n<li>Streaming music services are gaining on FM Radio with 33% of consumers preferring streaming versus 37% that still choose FM Radio \u2013 primarily for convenience over content<\/li>\n<li>88% of consumers value new technology in their vehicles<\/li>\n<li>1 out of 5 new car shoppers would walk away from a potential new purchase that featured everything they wanted in a car (price, brand, design, power, MPG, etc.) if it didn&#8217;t have the latest connected technology included<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>(<\/em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"\/2018\/06\/big-surprises-in-2018-jd-power-initial-quality-survey\/\">Click\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"\/2018\/06\/big-surprises-in-2018-jd-power-initial-quality-survey\/\">Here<\/a><\/span>\u00a0<em>for details about the new 2018 JD Power Initial\u00a0Quality Survey.)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_94502\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-94502\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Android-Auto-in-Sonata-dash.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-94502\" title=\"Android Auto in the 2015 Hyundai Sonata dash\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Android-Auto-in-Sonata-dash-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-94502\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hyundai is letting Sonata owners with Android Auto handle the updates of the system themselves.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;This information from consumers demonstrates we have reached a tipping point on adoption and expectation for technology in the car,&#8221; said\u00a0Josh Smith, CEO at Metova.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;At Metova, we work with our partners throughout the world to understand their vision for connected car and home solutions to provide a complete technological path along with ongoing support to surpass their goal.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>What this doesn\u2019t show yet though is that people are comfortable enough with connectivity and technology to turn over the driving to a computer. However, the numbers are rising, giving automakers an impetus to continue refining those systems.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>(To check out our first drive in the Genesis G80,\u00a0<\/em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"\/2018\/03\/first-drive-2018-genesis-g80\/\">Click Here<\/a><\/span><em>.)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In fact, Tesla\u2019s CEO Elon Musk said he plans to have Level 5 autonomy \u2013 completely self-driving \u2013\u00a0vehicles ready this fall, which is well ahead of any other manufacturer \u2014 and most skeptics ability to believe it\u2019s true.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The clich\u00e9 says that the world is shrinking, however, these adages are often born out of a significant truth and if you look at the automotive world, it\u2019s definitely true. A new study shows that more than have of motorists connect to the internet while in their vehicle. Get details at TheDetroitBureau.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4389,"featured_media":126321,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[7,5,12,9],"tags":[],"make":[],"post-state":[],"category_old":[150,318,316,132,137,139,312,291,278,288,315],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127587"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4389"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=127587"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127587\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/126321"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=127587"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=127587"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=127587"},{"taxonomy":"make","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/make?post=127587"},{"taxonomy":"post-state","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post-state?post=127587"},{"taxonomy":"category_old","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/category_old?post=127587"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}